“The concept is moments of Nelson Mandela’s life etched onto paper. Each etch represents a key moment in Madiba’s life. The illustrations was done to interpret these scenes based on the new bank notes.”

The front of the banknotes will feature an image of South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, while the back of the notes have maintained the “Big Five” animal images that appear on current banknotes. They will come into circulation before the end of the year. To see the new banknotes click here.

Given that the 2012 Olympics are in full-swing it seems like a fitting time to do a round up of all the Olympic-inspired design that has been floating around the internet recently. We hope you enjoy it.

Marginal Notes is a furniture collection created by Stockholm-based company Note Design Studio. The collection, which was exhibited at Stockholm Design Week this year, is a continuation of the first Marginal Notes collection where the designers examined their notebooks in search of the ideas and unique sketches found in the margins.